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In the event of the unfortunate death of Nigeria's minister of state
for labour due to an accident occasioned by a tyre blowout and the fact
that in Nigeria now-a-days, we have many untrained drivers, it has
become pertinent for me to write this.

There are 6 simple steps
to take within a maximum of 2 minutes and you will be safe, these by the
grace of God I have been familiar with for decades. They are as follow:

(1) DON'T PANIC in the event of a blowout, calm yourself down fast
because your car will start misbehaving and you need to take charge.

(2) Hold FIRMLY to your steering wheel with both hand, NO VIGOROUS
TURNING, as you concentrate on the road and your mirrors, in seconds
study the movement pattern of the car. Your car will naturally swerve to
the direction of the burst tyre.

(3) Gradually take off your
foot from the accelerator, DON'T EVER ATTEMPT TO PRESS THE BRAKES, IF
YOU DO, YOU HAVE A 95% CHANCE OF A SOMERSAULT. The car will decelerate
gradually while you concentrate on the road to avoid collision with any
other road user.

(4) Disengage the gears of the car by shifting
to neutral (N) as you still maintain a firm grip on the steering wheel
and put your eyes on the road.

(5) After a while depending on
your initial speed, your car comes to a speed less than 60km/h when it
is now safe to GRADUALLY apply the brakes and navigate to the side walk

(6) Ultimately, it is now safe to put the car to a complete stop and
turn off the engine. You have just saved yourself and passengers from
untimely death.